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RICHARD FLETCHER B.COM, FCA
Contact Mobile +44 (0) 7778 864067 Email rfletcher1020@gmail.com
Professional profile
A highly-experienced, adaptable & results-driven Senior Programme Manager / Interim
Leader with a successful background in B2B, financial services, energy, international and
FTSE-100 corporate sectors.
An FCA Qualified Accountant, with experience of applying best practice frameworks and
financial controls.
Collaborative approach to successful transformational leadership, engaging with
business stakeholders at CEO / Board level and 3rd parties whilst delivering ‘fit for purpose’
solutions, regulatory & business change.
Highly accomplished, able to design and execute effective programme delivery strategies &
roadmaps.
Experience of driving change management, business transformation, programme
turnaround, post-M&A integration, financial leadership, regulatory compliance, new strategies
and benefits realisation.
Key skills & business capabilities
Enterprise Transformation, Integration & Change IT, Technology & Business Alignment
Business Restructuring & Change Full Project Lifecycle Management
Financial Leadership, Management & Audit Risk Management, Risk Mitigation, Compliance
Budgetary Management, OPEX, CAPEX, P&L Sarbanes-Oxley, Basel, FCA Compliance
Business Process Re-engineering Systems Implementation and Deployment
Post-Merger Integration, Divestments, M&As Foreign Exchange Settlement (FOREX)
Subsidiary Operations, Private Equity Investors Interim Leadership and Management
Business Case & Benefits Realisation Team Leadership and Team Management
Target Operating Model Preparation Stakeholder Engagement & Relationships
Effective Communication & Presentation Skills Product Development and Implementation
Relevant business experience
 As interim CFO for a PE investment company, responsible for the financial and
operational functions for one of their investments in Africa: an EPC contract to build,
commission and hand over an HFO power generating plant, which was late, beset by
technical problems and required focus and direction to get it back on track. Supervised
financial and management reporting, budgeting, purchasing, invoicing, banking and
internal control. Managed critical relationships with end customer, bankers, insurers,
suppliers and legal counsel providing contractual support.
 Retained by the same investment company, to manage the post-acquisition integration
of two African based electricity generating companies into the Group. Co-ordinated with
the group and local legal teams to establish corporate structure and board governance.
Established a management services company and designed the target operating model
to provide support services (Finance, HR, IT) to the two entities, including the selection
and recruitment of the department heads. Managed the IT infrastructure build and rollout
and established IFRS reporting, corporate reporting & budget preparation.

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 Programme manager of the post-merger integration of two Swiss Groups with over 140
companies across 30 countries. The task involved liaising with the Board, local
management and the Group’s advisors to establish a tax efficient and cost effective
structure with a clear global business focus. Established and managed separate project
teams to effect the integration over a 12 month timespan.
 Programme manager of a major restructure transformation (40 separate workstreams)
for an Irish insurance company which had constantly breached local regulatory rules and
was being investigated by the Irish Central Bank. The assignment involved stabilising the
existing operation, assessing regulatory obligations and implementing fit for purpose
processes within a tight timeframe to migrate the company back to a position where the
business was fully compliant with local regulations.
 Interim manager of a European regulatory reporting function for a global bank which
involved data capture and analysis, providing technical support and assistance,
coordinating the European offices and reporting to both Group and the FSA. Restructured
the department and re-modelled the processes to make it customer focused with the
emphasis on the provision of value added services to European offices.
 Programme manager for an investment management bank, implementing the rollout of
the updated changes to the Pillar 3 reporting requirements. This involved identifying all
the changes from both CRD IV and BCBS regulation, implementing the changes in the
Risk, Finance and HR functions, drafting a generic Pillar 3 report and establishing the
process for data capture and control, report preparation and review and corporate
governance prior to publication.
 As a consultant assisted in the establishment of a foreign exchange clearing house. This
involved the design and development of the clearing process to operate with the latest
internet technology, building a relationship management team to communicate with
senior executives at shareholder banks and promoting the clearing concept at industry
seminars.
 Developed and implemented a corporate banking system to manage and control a Swiss
bank’s portfolio of corporate loans. This involved the development of base functionality to
manage and control all loan products including building interfaces to the treasury and
general ledger systems, compliance with statutory and regulatory requirements, client
reporting and risk management procedures.
 Managed the implementation of the SOX compliance programme into the business as
usual environment for two global banks. Architect of the SOX compliance framework,
including organisation structure, defining roles and responsibilities, training and rollout.
 In addition to the above, he has been engaged in a number of projects where the
upgrading / modernisation of business processes, systems and operating procedures
were integral to the work undertaken and also to delivering the resultant change and
transformation into the BAU environment.
 Trained and qualified as a Chartered Accountant with PWC, spending time in both their
London and Hong Kong offices.